A brand is a product that has its own name, and is made by a particular company. You usually use brand to talk about things that you buy in shops, such as food, drink, and clothes.

This is my favourite brand of cereal.

I bought one of the leading brands.

2. 'make'

Don't confuse brand with make. You use make to talk about the names of products such as machines or cars, which last for a long time.

This is a very popular make of bike.

Be Careful!Don't use the plural form of a noun after brand of or make of. For example, don't talk about 'a make of vehicles'. Say 'a make of vehicle'.

Be Careful!Don't talk about the 'mark' of a product. For example, don't say 'What mark of coffee do you drink?' Say 'What brand of coffee do you drink?' Don't say 'What mark of car do you drive?' Say 'What make of car do you drive?'

make

Make is a very common verb which is used in many different ways. The past tense and -ed participle of make is made.

1. performing an action

Make is most often used to say that someone performs an action. For example, if someone suggests something, you can say that they make a suggestion. If someone promises something, you can say that they make a promise.

I think that I made the wrong decision.

He made a short speech.

Here is a list of common nouns that you can use with make in this way:

arrangement

choice

comment

decision

effort

enquiry

journey

mistake

noise

plan

point

promise

remark

sound

speech

suggestion

tour

trip

visit

Don't use 'make' when you are talking generally about action, rather than referring to a particular action. Instead use do. For example, if you are unsure what action to take, don't say 'I don't know what to make'. Say 'I don't know what to do'.

When make is used to talk about constructing or producing something, it can have an indirect object. You say that you make someone something, or make something for them.

I'll make you a drink.

She made a copy for her colleague.

3. making someone do something

If someone forces you to do something, you can say that they make you do it.

You've got to make him listen.

Mom made us clean up the mess.

Be Careful!In active sentences like these, don't use a to-infinitive after make. Don't say, for example, 'You've got to make him to listen'.

However, in passive sentences you must use a to-infinitive.

They were made to pay for the damage.

One woman was made to wait more than an hour.

4. used to mean 'be'

Make is sometimes used instead of 'be' to say how successful someone is in a particular job or role. For example, instead of saying 'He will be a good prime minister', you can say 'He will make a good prime minister'.

overdo, exaggerate - do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

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make - give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

get, let, have - cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

leave - act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

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make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

bring forth, generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

yield, give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

make for, wreak, bring, work, play - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

underproduce - produce below capacity or demand; "The East German factories were underproducing for many years"

output - to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running"

pulse, pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"

make - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"

turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

fabricate, manufacture, construct - put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"

fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

channelise, channelize - make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation"

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make - change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

19.

make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

get, have, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

20.

make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

22.

make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

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make - appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"

appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

36.

make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"

37.

make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane"

arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

38.

make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

draw, make - make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

45.

make - cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

46.

make - favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"

develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

47.

make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"

grow, develop - grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"

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make - behave in a certain way; "make merry"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

49.

make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

8. (= equal) two and two make four → dos y dos son cuatrothis one makes 20 → con éste son orhacen 20how much does that make (altogether)? → ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?8 pints make a gallon → 8 pintashacenor son un galón

9. (= calculate) → calcularwhat do you make the total? → ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?how many do you make it? → ¿cuántos calculas que hay?I make the total 17 → calculo que hay 17 en totalwhat time do you make it; what do you make the time? → ¿qué horatienes?I make it 6 o'clock → yo tengo las 6

(time) what time do you make it? → quelle heure avez-vous?I make it two minutes past three → j'ai trois heures deux

(= arrive) to make it → y arriverWe made it with a minute or two to spare → On y estarrivé avec une ou deux minutes d'avance.So you did make it to America, after all? → Alors, tu y es arrivé aux Etats-Unis, finalement?

h. (estimate) how far do you make it to the village? → quanto pensi che ci sia da qui al paese?what time do you make it? - I make it 6 o'clock → che orafai? - io faccio le 6what do you make of this? → cosa pensi che voglia dire questo?what do you make of him? → che te ne pare di lui?

made of is used in speaking of the material from which an object is constructed etc: This table is made of wood/plastic/steel . made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .

Unfortunately, guests couldn't get a gander at what wacky outfit ``Queen's'' star (and famous cross-dressing comedian) Eddie Izzard would have worn, as he was in England filming and couldn't make the scene.

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